Coach Park calls 33 players for AFF Cup; Vietnamese-American goalkeeper wins award in Europe
(Baonghean.vn) - In addition to the key players who just competed in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Coach Park Hang-seo called up some more players from the U23 team for the campaign to defend the AFF Cup throne; Patrik Le Giang was honored to receive the FIFPRO award for his positive contributions... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Coach Park calls 33 players for AFF Cup
Bui Tan Truong,Que Ngoc Hai,Nguyen Quang Hai,Nguyen Cong Phuong,Nguyen Tien Linh... are all on the preliminary list.Coach Parkannounced on the afternoon of November 19. These are the permanent members of Vietnam who participated in the past matches in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup - Asia region.
Le Van Do, Tran Van Dat and Ho Thanh Minh were called up from the U23 team, after performing well in the U23 Asian qualifiers in October - where Vietnam topped the group thanks to two 1-0 wins against Taiwan and Myanmar. Quan Van Chuan was added to train with goalkeepers Nguyen Van Hoang, Bui Tan Truong and Tran Nguyen Manh in the contextDang Van LamandNguyen Van Toan injured.
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| Coach Park Hang-seo was assigned the target of defending the AFF Cup championship. Photo: VFF |
The team will gather and train in Vung Tau from November 20. This location was chosen because of its similar climate to Singapore, where the AFF Cup 2020 will take place. According to the original plan, the team was to play a friendly match with Ho Chi Minh City Club, but Coach Park decided to cancel. After the training period, Coach Park will evaluate and eliminate 3 players, before flying to Singapore on December 1.
Overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper wins award in Europe
The goalkeeper born in 1992 was in Paris (France) to receive the award from FIFPRO (World Federation of Professional Footballers) on the evening of November 18. Le Giang won the Player Impact award, one of three categories of the 2021 event.
Le Giang will receive 10,000 USD for his fund to support his social activities in the future. The Slovakian-born goalkeeper participates in education, health and sports activities for poor children.
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| Le Giang won the Play Impact award for her community project Step by Step. Photo: FIFPRO. |
The Vietnamese athlete has a project called Step by Step. Le Giang uses his finances to organize tournaments to inspire children. He and his colleagues also educate children in Indonesia about healthy and useful living. More than 500 children are supported by Step by Step. "He has transmitted positive energy to children, guiding them to do good and meaningful things in life. The jury was very pleased to see the efforts of this project," FIFPRO stated.
Patrik Le Giang is currently playing for Bohemians 1905 in the Czech Republic National Championship. He holds dual citizenship and was once called up to the Slovakian U21 team. Le Giang once returned to Vietnam for a trial and then returned to the Czech Republic. FIFPRO Merit is an annual award since 2008 to recognize the community contributions of more than 65,000 professional players around the world.
PSG wants Zidane to replace Pochettino
PSG soon targeted Zidane, because Mauricio Pochettino could not convince the board of directors as well as the Qatari owners. The Argentine coach lost points when he had difficulty managing PSG's star-studded dressing room. He also has not found a solution to connect the three stars Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in attack.
The team's performance has also declined since Pochettino replaced Thomas Tuchel in early 2021. In the first 6 months leading PSG, he only won the French Cup. In the Ligue 1 race, PSG was one point behind Lille. In the Champions League semi-finals, they also stopped playing when they lost 1-4 on aggregate to Man City.
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| Real will have to compete with Man Utd in the race to sign Zidane. |
This season, PSG are currently leading Ligue 1 with 34 points after 13 matches, 10 points ahead of second-placed Lens. But they have been inconsistent in the Champions League. Pochettino's team drew 1-1 with Club Brugge, beat Man City 2-0, won 3-2 and drew 2-2 with Leipzig. The Parc des Princes team is currently second in Group A with 8 points after 4 matches, 1 point behind Man City. The two teams will face off in the next round on November 24.
